War, hurricanes, droughts, energy shortages, food shortages, the list goes on. Many are the major challenges facing today’s supply chains. Can understanding the psychology of both supply chains and the modern consumer help organizations ride the wave of economic uncertainty? Join Scott and Greg as they explore the three foundational pillars for…
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An Ounce of Cyber Risk Prevention Is Worth a Pound of Cure featuring Allison Krache Giddens
According to Checkpoint Research, the second quarter of 2022 was an all-time high for the number of global cyber-attacks reported. They were up by 32 percent over the same time frame just a year earlier. Since we are all subject to cyber risk, whether as supply chain professionals, suppliers, or consumers, we need to…
Why Choose Between Reducing Risk or Optimizing Costs?
As supply chain chaos continues, one of the most difficult challenges for suppliers & manufacturers is identifying strategic sourcing opportunities and across multiple facilities. In addition, organizations have relied on excess inventory as an insurance policy at the expense of opportunities to balance working capital. What if you no longer…
Why You Must Deliver: Bending to Economic Inversions and Withstanding Supply Chain Tech Disruption
All modern supply chains must do one thing: deliver. But with a new upheaval every other week, that single directive keeps supply chain professionals across industries perpetually on their toes. To help make sense of the constant changes impacting global industry, Scott and Greg are breaking down all the latest happenings, from the rise of ESG in…
Losing the Plot: Social Mission v. Business Fundamentals
ESG – or environmental, social, and governance – programs are high visibility opportunities for companies to grab headlines, earn goodwill and brand loyalty from consumers, and hopefully make the world a better place. But if not pursued strategically, they can also be a company’s downfall. In this week’s Dial P audio podcast, Kelly Barner shares the lessons…
The Supply Chain Buzz for April 25th Featuring Gillan Hawkes with 6 River Systems
The Supply Chain Buzz is on for April 25, and this week, Scott and Greg are joined by 6 River Systems Vice President of Product & Analytics Gillan Hawkes to discuss automation’s hopeful future for businesses big and small. Tune in to hear them talk positive disruption, how to plan for uncertainty, why risk must trump cost and more.
Serving Governmental Supply Chain Needs With General Dynamics Information Technology’s Alex McGuire
Take all the modern challenges of the supply chain, then throw them into the most complex government, defense and intelligence projects across the country, and you’ve got Alex McGuire’s job. In this episode, Scott and special co-host Allison Giddens of Win-Tech chat with Alex about the unique demands involved in supporting the global supply chain…
Supply Chain Intelligence: Why You Should Start with MRO to Reduce Risk Featuring Christine Barnhart and Aaron Meredith with Verusen
What’s holding your organization’s supply chain back? Whatever it’s labor shortages, inventory planning challenges or beyond, you don’t need a $100M data cleanse to move forward. Which begs the question: what if supply chain solutions were more like apps? Now’s the time to explore simpler solutions that help you act on the information you already have to stay…
Supply Chain Now Episode 627
These days, it seems like everyone is in the risk business. From high consumer expectations to the challenging final mile, and from ships stuck sideways in far away canals to an uncertain global economy, all business decisions come with elevated risk. But – and this is a BIG BUT – the riskiest move of all is giving in to the…
Top 10 Supply Chain Risk Trends in 2020 – The Big Reveal
2019 proved to be a tumultuous year – with civil unrest, climate volatility, and geopolitical tensions. Catching some companies off guard and forcing others to improvise with spontaneous supply chain decisions, many realized that the world is a risky place. To inform and help protect your supply chain from the unexpected, leading supply chain risk management provider, Resilience360, published the 2020 Annual Risk Report. Join us for a lively discussion as Founder and CEO, Tobias Larsson and Risk Monitoring Product Director, Shehrina Kamal provide an overview of the report and examine 2020’s Top 10 Supply Chain Risk Trend predictions, followed by Q&A. Don’t let history repeat itself in your supply chain. Get ready for the unexpected and stay resilient. Register now to learn what can help your business prepare for the future so you can make better supply chain decisions and forward-looking contingency plans. Registrants will receive a free copy of the report.